Windows 7 build 7048 vs. Windows 7 beta 1 vs. Vista vs. XP
section: windows, for your questions: KezNews forum, 10.3.2009
Tip: Click here to update all your PC's outdated driversHow does the latest leaked build of Windows 7 (7048) compare to the beta 1 (build 7000), Vista SP1 and XP SP3 in terms of performance? According to my Hardware 2.0 inbox, this is a question that you want answered. Let’s see if I can answer it for those of you who are interested!
Note: Before I go any further I feel I need to make a point, and make it clear. The builds I’m testing of Windows 7 (build 7000 and 7048) are beta builds, and as a rule beta builds are usually more geared towards stability than performance. That said, the performance of this build should give us a clue as to how the OS is coming along.
Important note: I have on several occasions contacted Microsoft for feedback on benchmarking Windows 7. At this point the company is not ready to discuss performance testing.
Rather than publish a series of synthetic benchmark results for the three operating systems (something which Microsoft frowns upon for beta builds, not to mention the fact that the final numbers only really matter for the release candidate and RTM builds), I’ve decided to put Windows 7, Vista and XP head-to-head in a series of real-world tests to find out which OS comes out top.
Conclusions
It’s clear that some of the results here are all over the place, and I’m putting this down this the fact that Windows 7 is still a work in progress (and realistically, probably will be for a good 9 - 12 months after launch) and drivers are still pretty new. However, four patterns do emerge:
* Windows 7 is, overall, better than both Vista and XP.
* As Windows 7 progresses, it’s getting better (or at least the 64-bit editions are).
* On a higher-spec system, 64-bit is best.
* On a lower-spec system, 32-bit is best.
I’m looking forward to the RC release so we can really see how the 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7 editions compares to previous incarnations of Windows!source:
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Comments(5)
unlike that other xtreme review or whatever. this is more on par with x64. and yes
it's true high end machines will get the benefit over x64 not with x86.
thanks for answering!! :)
i still want my classic menu option back..
personally i hate the xp/vista
default start menus and always switch it back to the classic style.. it's also one of the
larger user complaints over the years after upgrading from 98/2000 to an xp machine, a lot
of users also want the classic menus.
give us classic menu option back
wow, xtreview.com, well, we must bow down to the site with the spam ads. love how they
contradict most well known regarded sites... guess the roflcopter better go pick up
monster kody (is a monster kody like a giant maxi pad?)
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Well least somebody benches it properly
By Yoshi on 11.03.2009 - 02:03